Represented by three elements, the Atria-Montluçon Cyclisme Team did not make the figure this Thursday during the Grand Prix de la Rouchouze. Two of them were present in the leading group with Yannick Martinez and Axel Habert, while Titouan Margueritat was in a waiting position at the back. “It was perfect, I had nothing to do, but we still all took turns so as not to arrive at three minutes. Up front, it wasn’t really going well.”tells the microphone of DirectVelo the 27-year-old athlete.
The breakaway was finally recaptured in the final stages of the event. “They must have looked at each other. Two kilometers from the finish, Louis Hardouin (Guidon Chaletois) mounted the big cleat. At the front, I saw that Yannick had farted. Out of six guys in front, we only had Axel, it was just, I said to myself that we had to go back. We came back to the top of the bowl“. After being unhooked, his teammate Yannick Martinez took him to the foot of the final climb. “I felt good for this puncher sprint, I trusted myself even if Louis Hardouin is very fast. We couldn’t launch too early as there was a headwind. The guy from Charente (Dexter Leeming-Skyes, Editor’s note) started at the bottom and I took the slipstream, I just had to sprint at 250 meters.”
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And Titouan Margueritat went for a second consecutive success at Rouchouze, his fourth this season (see its DirectVelo file). “This victory is different from last year. This time, I didn’t believe it. 50 seconds ago I thought it was over.”. Last weekend, he was unable to go to the Circuit de Saône-et-Loire. “I had an unexpected incident last Friday at work. The fact of not running allowed me to rest and ride well in order to do good loads again knowing that I was on vacation this week.”
In ten days, he should be present at the Tour de la Vallée Montluçonnaise, and not at the Chrono Champenois, second round of the Coupe de France N2. “As it is our home, it is important for the partners and the club. But my colleagues will obviously do the best possible on the clock to stay in the top eight of the Coupe de France so that we are present at the French Championship.” In June, Titouan Margueritat is eyeing the Tour Nivernais Morvan which he will discover. “It’s not far from home, but I’ve never been there. With Périgueux (his previous club, Editor’s note)we always went to SportBreizh“.
